The university’s financial threshold for registration bars has been increased to $1,000 effective immediately and applicable for the upcoming registration period beginning April 3. This means that undergraduate and graduate students will no longer be prohibited from registering for future terms unless they owe more than $1,000 or have any other non-financial registration bars. Previously, students were unable to register if they owed any money at all.
In addition, the university is officially retiring the term “bar” when referring to the various types of holds that can be placed on a student’s account. Moving forward, “hold” will be the term used in all instances — a small yet important terminology change that reflects a more student-centric and positive tone.